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A Glance
Backward
Brief Chronological Record
of Events That Have Made
the Year A.D.1903 Notable
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I Th Va
Vanatna "Resolution
Mat. '17 Panaran canal treaty ratified by
U. 8. senato by vote of 7J to 0.
Aug. SI Colombian senato rojecta canal
treaty.
tfov. 8 Panama declare Its Indepenaonco
ot Colombia.
U. 8. marines lauded at Colon. ...Colom
bian gunboat bombards Panama.
S U. 8. irooognltea republic of Panama.
Colombia protests against attitude of
V. 8, and protests against American In
terpretation of treaty of 1846.
Fr&noe recognlaes Panama govern
ment. , . .
O Mr. Bunau-Varllla forraaUy received by
Pres. ItooBovolt as minister of Panama
republic.
" New Isthmian icnnal treaty -lgnod by
Soorataty Hay and Mr. Bunau-Varllla.
tO Panama rejects all overtures to return
to 'Colombian sovereignty.
Germany recognize Panama republic.
K Panama Junta ratines canal treaty.
28 Geu. Reyos, special Colombian envoy
to Xf. fS., offers to grant all canal conces
sions absolutely free of coat.
Deo. .2 Panama canal bill slgnod at Pan-
"i Gen Rerca received by Pre. Roosevelt
m wnue nouwe.
Sweden and Norway recognlso .new republic.
ite W. I. Buchanan fN. Y.) 'dhoeeo Bpoclal
-minister to Panama.
37 U. S. marines ordered to San Miguel to
prevent Invasion of Colombian troops,
tt Peru recognizes Panama.
-B Con. Reves (from Washington) Informs
Colombia that "war on Panama moans
Mar with tho United State.
14 Great Britain recognizes Panama.
-18 Gen. ReveB demands that formtr con
dltlona on Isthmus bo restorod and Co
lombia bo allowed to put down revolu
tion alone.
!.i...-i.-if-r- ri.ii-ii.n-i. ! m i. i. - - - - "i
JForcign
Jan. 1 Edward VII. proclaimed emperor
of India, at Delhi.
s i:rcs. uastro, oi
Venezuela, accepts
powers' conditions
for arbitration.
21 Gorman warships
bombard Ft. San
CarloB. Venezuela.
23 C o 1. Arthur
Lynch, membor of
ipurllainont for Gal
wny. found! Kullty
of high treason und
sentenced to death.
'(Government Inter
commutes sentence
to penal servitude
ror ure).
i Fob. 6 Pres. Roobc
velt .declines to ar
bltrate Venezuelan
rilnnutf-a nn renueatnd .bv .allies.
t Gen. Ratael Urlbo-brlbe, lormer revolu
tionary loader of coiomDia, commiiMia
suicide.
12 Venezuelan dispute isettlod; Germany to
act JZf.WO in 6 mommy instalments,
Britain and Italv. J2T.5CO each.
Mar. 12 Cznr Issues decree granting free
dom of worship to unorthodox Russian
BUDects, ana sen-government to vu
lagers and communes.
a& Mn.1. Oen 91r Hector ilacdonald. Brit
Ish military commander at Ceylon and
JJoer war hero, commits sulcldo In Paris
-wnue en route to raoe court maruai ior
Immoral conduct.
Apr. G General strlko ordered on all land
and water transportation systems of
Holland: troops guard property.
7 Klnc Alexander of Servla susDend.s con
stitution of 1901, restores Inws In forco
uerore its enactment ana removes coun
cllors of state and senators from ofllce.
BO Over 200 nersons killed during untl-
Semitlc riots at Klshlneff, capital of Bos-
Barn Dia.
Jun. 1( ICtnpr Alexander n nil Queen
Drnun iiliot to ilcutli lit Ilolicnulei
two cabinet iiilnlMtern, ituevu'ii tivu
lrotJiem itnd four oillnerH are uIho
killed. Prince Peter ICuniKCorKe
vlteh proclaimed ruler.
C Russia declines to receive petition for
warded by Pres. Roosevelt rom Amor
lean Jews regarding Russia's treatment
of Jewish subjects.
80 Abynslntans surprise Mad Mullah's
forces In Somalllund. killing 10.000 snear
men. ...Japan protests against lnvuslon
or Coren by loO Russian troops.
Aug. S Village of DJwarck, near Monnsttr,
nurneu by Muceaoiunu aim Bulgarian in
surgents.
10 In Paris fire and panic on underground
electric railway caused death or in per
sons.... Bulgarians burn 15 Turkish vll'
lages In Oknelu vilayet.
22 M. and Mme. Humbert convicted of
Iraud In Purls and sentenced to 5 yrs.
solitary confinement,
27 Attempted assassination of U. S. Vice
Consul W. G. Mngelssen. at Beirut. Svrla.
causes American squadron to sail for
Turkish waters.
Ben. 7 San Miguel, where Cortcz' landed. Is
destroyed by hurricane with grcut loss of
lire.
37 Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
ior the colonies, unas. t. interne, chnn
cellor of exchequer, and nord Geo. Ham
ilton, secretary for India, resign from
wniisn cabinet.... emperor irancis JO'
eeph issues order ugalnst use of Hunga
jian language In armv.
Oct. 5 New British cabinet announced with
Alfred Ly ttleton as colonial secretary and
A.usien unamuermin as cnanceuor or ex
chequer.
JJ In consequence of understanding be
tween mrKey ana uuigana latter dis
bands 10,000 troops occupying frontier and
.iurKey agrees to disband 20,000 troops.
Dec. 8 Gen. Reyes elected pres. of Colom-
oia.
5 Casualties
Jan. 0 Port Townsm1 Wash, news ro
celved of drowning of 18 In wreck of bark
iTincu vrinur.
".V11.1 u'fc8l-'ld, N. J., IS in railway
collision.
2S Near Tucson, Ariz., 50 in railway col-
Mar. 1 Hickman. Ky., C drowned.
7 Spier Fulls. N Y., 17 by ferry boat cap
sizing.
0 Olean. N, Y., 22 by explosion of oil tanks.
. o tTiuiL- uiiu '.iiuiii ii cuumies, ArK.
V in cyclone. ...Hopewell, Ala., 12 In tor-
nauo.
50 Red House. N. Y., 8 in railway wreck.
23 Minneapolis, S by explosion In oil plant
27 New Buffalo. Kan.. 11 In railway wreck
50 Ganlstock, Pa., 0 In explosion of pow
1rr nlant
JVIay 3 Detroit, 9 by train plunging Into
crowu on irucit.
C-Off Virginia coast, 20 by sinking of steam
ship Saglnuw.
7 EgKleston Springs, Vn., 9 by sliding rock.
$5 Near Hastings. Neb., 1C by tornadoes.
V7 Mont- Tir'iin Alr Sin rilllwiiv nntllaln,.
-' , VU. .ft...., ..... . .... WW...0IU1I.
Jun 4 Near Stillwater, Kan., 9 In rallwuy
collision.
ff Madison. 111., 15 while protecting prop
crtv ifrom Hood.
iO Hanna. Wyo., 235 by gas explosion In
union i'ucinc mines.
iu In Trtou3 cHVft Breaths are tnu:
able to accident!) In cebratlng the duy;
us aai&a rrom locKjerw inter reporiea.
I Near CharlottesvlUe, Va., S4 In railway
collision.
So-afh Lowoll, &toBs 9S by dymunUo
cxploalon.
Aug. J Near CurrJDcrland PaNs, Tonn., 8 tn
Tail war collision.
f tovon. la., 7 In railway vreck.
7 3 Ju rand. Mloh., by colilalon ot trains
oarrrlnir WnJlArpi Tlroa. circus.
-Phllade4il, U by fallinr of a walk In
rtat. louguo txtseuau porit.... vuicnn,
Mich.. 5 br aatinialnr of bont.
Sop. a Near Yorkvtlla, 8. C., 6 to railway
wreck.
SS Near Danvlll. Va,, by train Jumping
irom trosuo ts n. awn,.
Oct. S. Peoria, 111., 1 lh explofllon hi dla-
III At-M
4 Galo in Green bay slnka steamer ICrte 1
naoamr: u arowrca.
IB Near VVashlnjiton Crossing, N. Y 18 m
rallwav colltnlnn
15 New York city, 10 by cave-In In eubway
uuuei.
Nov. 1 Bpcclal train carrying; Pnrduo col
letro football team for game with Indian
upolla unlvernlty wrecked: 17 killed....
New York city, 2-1 In burning tonomnt.
M LTlly, Pn,. lodginer housa; 28 Italian la
borers burned to death.
24 Bonatma, Ark. IS by ga explosion tn
coal mlno.
Do. 8 ClarketMirg, W. J., 5 In burning
hocno.
15 "Near Albla, In., 5 cremated tn railway
wreck. ...Near Wedmont, W. Va., b by
,.OY.8rlurn,n8 of s onginea.
16- Lake Concordia, Msa.f by pinking of
tugboat.
18-Near Naahvljlo, Tcnn.. 13 irlrlaJn flro
Destroys waidon univecnity.
Meteorological )
3 Oodfrey. kan.. S hi railway wreck.
.S2 S.t. Loula, 5 bvooher explosion.
iS Laurel Run, Pa., 08 In- railway wi
uu . yj. roau.
58Near Grand Rapliis, Mich., 22 In ooV-
m i cio marquotio it, it.
reck
Jan. 8 Board of trade cornore establiBhlng
fictitious prlcea for gruln declared Illegal
by appellate court Tn Chicago.
SA John Mitchell reeleoted pros. United
Mine Workers at Indianapolis.
Mar. 3 Judge Adams, of St. Louis, enjoins
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
Locomotive Firemen from ordering Wa
bash R. R. strike, and on Apr. 1 dissolved
injunction.
31 ltmort of cottl strike nrbltrntlon
mnilo imblic In Wftftlilnfftntt. Work
men iriven Krnerul Incrcniie ot
wmsca ninonntlni; to about 10 por
-cent., Nome decrente in hoars, a
nlidlnir ncnle and provision tor fu
ture urbltrut Ion. Awnrdi to be In
forco until Mar. Ill, 1IHXI. Ilccou
nltlon of union not pnnNcd upon.
May 1 To secure more pay nnd Bhorter
hours, 7&,wu worumen, mostly in building
trades, strike.
21 Frolght traffic of railroads entering St.
Louis practically tied up by 1,500 freight
handlers Joining strike of the warehouse
men. Jun. 4 Many hotolsand restaurants In Chl
cago tied up by strike, of waiters und
cooks.
Sep. IS Commerce of port of New Orleans
tied up by strike of longshoremen.
Oct. 3 Frank Buchanan reeleoted pres. of
Iron workers' convention.
Nov- 6 Sam J. Parks, N. Y. walking dele
gate, sentenced to 2 vrs. 3 mos. nt Slnir
Sing for extortion. ...Over 3,000 employes
of Chicago City Railway Co. strike for
nigner wages ana employment or oniy
union men; entire system tied up.
23 Samuol Gompers chosen pres. Am. Fed
eration of Labor In Boston In New
England cotton mills (55,000 employes sub
mit to io per cent, cut in wages.
30 U. S. supreme court affirms constitu
tionality of Kansas law prescribing 8-hr
dnv on all state or municipal work.
Dec. 2 Work on buildings costing $20,000,000
in jo cities Btoppcu by striKc or iron
structural workers.
14 Steel trust officials announce cut In
wages of 00 per cent, of employes after
Jan. j.
18 Drivers of hearses and carriages In Chi
cago quit work and funerals suffer.
( JVccrology
ii
IS;
Jan. 5 Senor Sagasta, ex-prcmler of Spain.
. j . 1 . . . r- -
ill iuuunu; ngeu o.
9 Ex-Gov. Daniel H
Hastings (Pu.), at
Bellefonte; aged M.
11 Congressman
Thos H. Tongue
(Ore.), in Washing
ton. D. C.
IS Ex-Congressman
and ex-Mayor Ab
rarrt S. Hewitt, of
New York; nged to.
20 -Julian Ralph, au
thor nnd war cor
respondent, In New
York; aged DO.
25-Ex-Qov. Chas. R.
v . i inxersuii. l ipu'
ryf s1rven,Oonn.!aBVd
. . T, At. 2S-Ex-U. S. Senator
John B. Allen, at Seattle, Wush.
Wr-CongresBman J. H. W. Rumplo (la.).
In Chicago: aged 61.
Feb. 5 Ex-U. S. Senator Henry L Dawes
at Plttrtlcld .Mass. . ..Congressman J? fl
Moody, nt waynesvllle, N. C
9 Edna Lyall, novelist, at Eastbourne.
England. ...Lx-Gov. Wm. Fishback in
Fort Smith. Ark.; aged 72 1H"UUCK- m
C-Dr Richard J Catling, Inventor of
Gatllng gun, In New York; aged M
Mar. S Ex-Congressman Jan. H Blount
and paramount commissioner to Hawaii
at Macon. Gn. ,ttl1'
27-Nuthunlel K. Fnirbanks. philanthro
pist, in Chicago; aged 73.
29 Gustavius F. Swlu, multl-mllllonalre
meat packer of Chicago; uged C4.
31 Ex-U. S. Senatot H, W. Corbett. nt
Portland, Ore.
Apr. 7 Rear Admiral Geo. E. Bellman
(Mass.), at Key Weit, Fla ; aged (il
10 Rev. Wm. II. Mllburn, blind chaplain
of U. S. senate, In Santa Barbara, Cal.;
aged SO.
12 Brigham Young, pres. Mormon church.
In Salt Lake City.
22 Ex-Gov. und ex-U. S. Senator Alexan
der Ramsay, In St. Paul; aged W.
23 Gov. Deforest Richards, at" Cheyenne,
Wyo.; aged Oi.... Irving M. Scott, builder
of the Oregon. In San Francisco.
29 Stuart Robson, comedian, In New York;
aged 07.
30 Paul Du Challlu. American author and
explorer, In Sf. Petersburg; ngirf. C7
May 21 Paul Blouet (Max O'Rell), Ir Parla
tired), at Dayton, O.
Jul. 15 Harriet Stnnwood Blaine (widow
Ja, G.), in Augusta, Me.
1C P. M. Arthur, grand chief engineer of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at
Winnipeg, Man
17 Jas. McNeil Whistler, artist, In London.
22 Gen. Cassius M. Clay, minister to Rus
sia under Lincoln, at Whitehall, Ky.;
aged 94. ...Francis M. Wells, scuiptor, in
San Francisco; aged 6.
Congressman Robert II. Foerderer, In
Torresdale, Pa. ; aged 43.
29 A. B. Youngson, successor of Inte Chief
P. M. Arthur, of Locomotive Engineers
at Moadvlllo, Pa.
Aug. 5 Phil May, artist, in London.
23 Lord Salisbury, former British premier,
at Hatfield house, England, aged 70....
Chas. C. Bonney, luwyor and pres. par
liament of religions at Chicago world's
fair, in Chicago.
24 MaJ. Chas. H. Smith (BUI Arp), in At
lanta, Ga.; aged 77.
Sop. 15 Ex-U. S. Senator Jas. Kerr Kelly
(Ore.), in Washington; aged M.
10 Congres?man Vincent Borelng, In Lon
don, Ky.; aged 01.
23 Ex-U. S. Senator Chas. B. Farwell, at
Luke Forest, 111.; aged H.
30 Sir Michael Her'itrt, British ambas
sador to I'. S., at Davos-Plutz, Switzer
land; aged 16,
Oct. C Ex-Postmnster Gonernl Wilson S.
Blscell, at Buffalo, N. Y. ; aged M....Wm.
Baker, pre, of Chicago world's fair, at
Highland Park. III.
13 Archbishop Kaln. of St. Louis, at Baltl
more, Mu.; aged 62.
14 Ex-Gov. Hoary U Mfltoholl, at Tampa,
i i a. ; ajrxi u.
21 Ks-Qov. Putor Tucoay, In Winchester,
Tenn.
23 Wm. K. Ieckr, historian, tn London;
aa to
28 Mrs. Era ma Booth-Tucker, noted Sal
vation Army worker, killed in a railway
wreck nt Dean Loko. Mo.
Nov. 1 Prof. Theo. faommtcn, historian,
at Chnrlottonburg, Oormnnyi aged 88.
10 Rear Admiral LeaUr A. Bcnrdalee, U. S,
V frlr.n Allirlivtn fin
17 Jaa. R. olmoro, writer, at Qlens Falls,
N. Y.; mm 80.
20 Gen. Francis Warlon Drako, ex-Qor. ot
ia., at uentenriuo: accu 7J.
Dec. 2 Dr. Cyrus Eds on. germ speclallat, In
Now York! aged
4 Ex-Cong. Wm. M. Springer (III.), In
Wasblnirton. D. C: ated CI.
ft CtMig. Keory Burk, In Philadelphia;
ngea ts.
-Herbert Spencer, phllosonhor, author
and (o4entlat. In Brighton, Eng.; aged 83.
....Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, editor and
author. In Philadelphia: aired 7).
13 John R, Proctor, pres. II. 8 clvll.servlce
commission, in wasningion; agcu by.
14 Ex-U. S. Senator Aloxandcr McDonald
(Ark.), at Norwood Park. N. J.
20 Frederick II. Comfort, well-known New
York lawyer, in Washington; nged 71.
Mar. IR MIbs. river loveo breaks 23 m.
above MemphI on Ark, side. ...Marlon,
Ark., cut off by flood.
27 Greenville, MIm.. leveo breaks; 6 lives
lost.
May T Earthquake at Grand Junction, Col.
SO JTIpqd .and Mr .at Topekn, Kan-, cause
Tl deaths; 8,000 persons hdmdtean and
property loss estimated at W.000.000....1n
Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo.,
12 sq. m. flooded: lots. 116,000,000.
Jun. 1-Oalnoavllte. Go.. 110 kllkd and J500,
000 of property destroyed by cyolono.
? Flood in Pacotot vallqy, S. C, causes 58
deaths and property loss of 13,000,000....
Cloudbursts tlood vicinity of Alexandria
and Croit8, lad.
8 Floods at St. Louis cniwo loss of 20 Uvea,
10 Two-thirds of Eaat St. Louis under wa
ter: 11 drowned.
IB Heppner, Ore., nearly destroyed by
cloudburst; over 200 drowned. Water wall
20 ft. high swept the gulch.
Jul. 1 Snow at Butte, Mont. ...Tornado In
Faulk county, 8. D.
6 Cloudburst at Jeaanette. Pa., 30 lives lost.
Aug. 7 Hailstorm In northern Col. causes
1500,000 damage to crops.
12 Island of Jamaica hurricane; 200 lives
lost: damage, $10,000,000
Sep. 9 Cyclone at Qulncy. III. M. Earth
quake nt Bowldor, Lovolund, Longmont
and Fort Collins, Col.
16 Atlantic const swept by terrific storms,
nearly 100 persons bolng reported
drowned; dnmuge on Manhattan Island,
12,000,000.... Pres. and Mrs. Roosevelt and
party In Imminent danger on yacht Sylph.
Oct. 4 Cyclonen In Minn., Wis. and III. kill
18.
9 Pnteraon. N. J., flooded, J2.0C0.000 loss.
Nov. 1 Cyclono at Hydro, Okla.
4 Two earthquake shocks felt at St. Louis,
Memphis. Loulsvlllo nnd In III.
11 Tornado at Whlto River. Ind. .
Dec. 13 Northwest has coldest weather of
season, thermometer going as low as 21
below in some places.
Government and Politics
Jan. 1 Gov. Benjamin B. Odell (N. Y.) In
augurated 2nd time. ...Annual report of
1'iuiippino c o m
mlHslon declares
organized Insurrec
tion nt eiul.
5 Govs, John W.
Morrison (Idaho),
La Follette (Wis.)
and White (S. D.)
Inaugurated.
C Gov. T. F.' Garvin
(II, I.) Inaugurated.
7 Gov. Van 8ant
(M 1 n n.) inaugu
rated. 12 Gov. Wm. J. Bai
ley (Kan.) i inaugu
rated. 13 Weldon B. Hey.
burn (Idaho ami
Geo. C. Perkins (Cal.) electtd to U. S.
senate.
14 Gov. Jefferson Davis (Ark.) Inaugurated
2nd tlmo.
15 Pres. RooBevelt Blgns anthracite coal
repeal bill.
19 Uov. Win. Dorsey (Ala.) inaugurated.
20 Chas. F. Kelly,-former speaker of St.
LouIb houso of delegates, convicted of
perjury. ...U. S. Senators Hopkins (III.)
Falrbunks (Ind.), Alger (Mich.), Piatt
(Conn.), Clarke (Ark.), stone (Mo.),
Hunsbrough (N. D.), Penrose (Pa.). Piatt
(N. Y.). Smoot (Utah, Galllngor (N. H ).
and Ktttredgo (S. D.) elected.
21 Gov. Duncan C. llejwood (S. C.) Inau
gurated. 25 U. S. Senator Henrj M. Toller (Col.) re
elected. 27 U. S. Senators John C. Spooner (Wis.),
Chester I. long (Kan.), Asbury C. Lati
mer (S. C), and Francis G. Newluuds
(Nevada) elected.
2S U. S. Senntor E. W. Pettus reelected.
2D Levi Ankony (Wash.)" elected to U. S.
senate.
Feb. S Committee's report declares brlbtry
charges against Congressman Lessler
Bustalned by evidence; blnmea Philip
Doblln, but holds Lemuel E. Qulgg to be
not Involved.
15 Pres. signs bill establishing department
of commerce, also general army staff.
IS Associate Justice Shlras of U. S. su
preme court resigns.
19 Judgo W. R. Day (Ohio) appointed to
succeed Justice Shlras.
20 C. W. Fulton (Ore.) elected to U. S.
senate.
Mar. 2 Delaware's long sonatorlal fight
ended by election of J. Frank Allee to long
term and Louis II. Ball to short term....
Pres. calls extra schsIoii of senate to meet
Mar. 5
4 The 67th congress adjourns slno die;
Senator Allison states appropriations ag
gregated $1,654,108,514
5 U. S. senate in oxtra session.... Pres.
nominates Wm. D. Crum as collector of
customs nt Charleston, S. C.
10 U. S. Hcnato ratifies Cuban reciprocity
treaty 50 to 1C and adjourns.
.".I Pros. Roosevelt leaves Washington on
western trip covering 14,000 in. and 22
states.
Apr. 7 Carter H. Harrison reelected mayor
of Chicago.
19 Stephen H. Mallory (Fin.) elected to U.
S. senate.
23 Upon uttcmpt of Speaker John H. Miller
of III. legislature to forco pussage of
Llndly bill by gavel rule, tho vaflt majori
ty of the house insists upon roll call,
drives speuker from house, and proceeds
to pass Mueller bill
27 Lieut. Gov. Leo (Mo.) resigns as result
of bribery disclosures In legislature
Gen. Miles' report on Philippines niado
public, citing cases on purt ot American
troops.
May 1 Gen. Luko E. Wright, vlco gov, of
Philippines, arrives In Manila.
Jiuy l Aew neni.
of oo in in !! mill
luJior Iiiuim'ImmI,
(SM. II, Cortoljoii
lit :!iurx.
17-Gco. W. Beavers,
formerly chief of
salary and allow
ance division of
P. O. dept.. Indicted
in Brooklj n for al
leged ucccptanco of
bribe.
22 Chas. Hedges re
moved from olllce
of sunt, of free de
livery of P. O. dept.
on charge of falsi
fying dlarv.
ug. 5 Naval war game begins oft Maine
const.
8 Lieut. Gen, Nelson A, Miles retires from
actlvo service, and Is succeeded by Gen.
Young.
20 Pres. Roosevelt defines attitude toward
labor question, saying: "There Is no ob
jection to tho employes of the govern-
SECRCTAKr COUTELTOU
ment printing office constituting them
aolvca Into a union If they eo desire, but
no rules or resolution of that union can
b permitted to override the laws of tbe
UtUtM States, which It U mv sworn duty
to enforca.n.v. State Senator Wm. P. Sul
livan (Mo.) convicted at Jefferson City
of tollcltlng brlb for voUa... .Battleship
Missouri launched at Baltimore, Md.
Sep. 4 U. 8. crutears Brooklyn and San
Francisco arrlv at Beirut.
Oat. IT American Alaskan claim
Rrantad In all partlcmlara aave the
Portland canal, vrklea Ja awarded
br Billed snmmliilas ta Oanadn
tl Sanford B, Dole, gov. of Hawaii, ap
pointed Judg ot U. S. district court of ter
ritory, and Geo. R. Carter BUoo4a to
governorship.
Nov. J. Geo. II. MoClellan eleoled mayor
of New York by 3,17 plurality. ...Guber
natlonal elections: Myron T. lltrrlck
(rep., O.), lU.li: pluralUr Edwin War
Held (dotu,, Md.), about 11,171; Qev. Garvin
(dent,. R. I.), l,U7; John L. llatea (rep.,
Mass.). 6.S4: Albert B. Curamlns (rep.
la.), 7J.0W; Gov. Htokham (dam.. Ky),
about M.COOj J, K. VariTman (dam.. Miss.),
without opposition.... Republicans suo
cessful In minor ejections In Pa., N. J,,
Nob., and Col., and tht democrats In Va.
0 Congresa (&8tn) assemble In extraor
dinary session; Joseph G. Caanon (III.)
elected speaker of houss.
16 U. 8. Senator Duldrlch (Nab.) Indlotcd
by f edoral grand Jury In Omaha on charge
ot ncctlng brlb for appointment of
postmaster.
19 House of roproaentatjvea vota (SS5 to
21) to giro effect to Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
Dec. 7 Regular siraton of Mth congreoa
opens in wnnnington; presidsnt's mc
nags rend....Gn. Leonard wood nom
inated to be moj. gen.
uov. j. u. w.
rated.
Backhnm (Xy.) loaugu-
12 Rep. nat. commlttea dActdea net con
vention will be hold In Chicago on Juno
21, 1904.
14 Rov. ICdwnrd Evcrutt Hale (Boston) bo
leoted as chaplain of U. S. senate.
16 U. S, senato paaa Cuban rwlproclty
bill, 57 to 18.
Jan. 10 Two unknown ncgroca, ono of
whom killed Sheriff Reese, near Brier
Hold, Ala.. ..John Hollins (ntgro) near
Drow, MIm.; charged with attempted an
sault. 14 Ransom O'Neal and Chns. Tunstull (ne
groes) at Angleton, Tox.; murder.
31 C. A. Sobrlloftkl, Russian miner who
had worked during strike, kicked to death
at WUkesbarro, Pa.
Mar. 9 Henry Thomas (negro), nonr
Parish, Fla.: for attacking 10-yr.-old girl.
Apr. 0 John Turner (colored), at Warren,
Ark.; attempted assault on white woman.
15 Tom Gllynrd (colored), at Joplln, Mo.;
for killing officer.
May 2 Bob Bryant and WIU Morris, at
Haynes Bluff, Miss.; nuBiisslnntlon of W.
H. Legg.
20 Moe Hart (negro desperado), at
Corinth, Miss.; for shooting at chief of
pollco....Amos Randall (white), and Dan
Konncdey nnd Henry Golden (negroes),
at Mulberry. Flu.: murder of white man.
Jun. 4 John Dennis (negro), nt Greenville,
MltM.; attempted criminal assault.
6-E. H. Wyatt (negro), at Belleville, 111.;
for shooting Supt. of Schools Hertel.
8 "Banjo" Pcnvy (colored), near Fort Val
ley. Ga.; murder ol W. C. Wlnslow....
Five nogroes nenr Forest, Mlas.; for
shooting Mr. Craft.
22-Geo. White (negro), nt Wilmington,
Del.; murdor of Helen Bishop.
Jul. 1 Rcubon Elrod (utgro), at Piedmont,
S. C....Chas. Evans (colored), nt Norwuy,
S. C. ; suspected of murder of J. L. Phil
lips. 5 Evansvlllo, Ind., terrorlted by mob that
broke Into Jail to lynch negro. Gov
orders out militia.
25-J. D. Mnyfleld (colored), at Danville,
111.; murder of Henry Gnltermnn....Jon
nlo Stsern (negress), nenr Shreveport,
La.; churged with poisoning girl.
Aug. 4 John Mllllkln (negro prenchcr) and
John Hunter, his son-in-law, killed by
whltecapiHirH at Lowlsburg. Tnn
Wm. Garrett (negro) drowned while be
ing pursued by mined men of Bartholo
mew county Ind.
Nov. 2 Jos. Craddock (negro), nt Shreve
port; murder.
5 Sum Adams (negro), at Pbbs Christian,
MIbh.; assaulting wife of prominent citi
zen. 29 John Foglo (negro), near St. George, 8.
C; for assaulting white woman.
20-Phll Davis, Walter Carter and Clint
Thomas (negroes), nenr Belcher, La.; for
shooting Robert Adger.
Dec. 5 Lewis Jackson (colored), ncur Tam
pa, Fin.; attempted assault.
Jan. 1 Gov. Dole sendB to Pres. Roose
velt 1st message over direct cable be
tween Honolulu and San Francisco.
2 Post olllco nt lndlanola, Mlsu., from
which colored postmistress wua drlvm
by force, ordered closed.
15 Lieut. Gov. Tillman (S, C.) shoota and
fatally wounds Editor Narclsso a. Gon
zales In Columbia.
Feb. 9 Arnold & Co.'s St. Louis coopera
tive Investment concern siiHpends pay
ment. ...Over ICO persons allllcled with ty
phoid at Ithaca, N. Y.; many sctudents
leave Cornell university.
Apr. 2 Pros. Roosevelt receives LL. D. de
gree from University of Chicago.
no lionlnlnnn I'nr-
oliuae fvpoiti tlou
In St. I.ouln for
mally dedicated,
Prow, Roosevelt,
Kx - Pre. Cleve
land, Cur ill n n I
Gibbons nnd oili
er notalilcN (ak
Ingr purl.
May 11 Geo. F. Ko
regay, editor Dal
hart (Ttx) Sun.
killed In duel with
Judgo Geo. Kolth.
14 P res. Roo8uvelt
receives LL. D. de
gree from Univer
sity Of Cnllfnrriln
16 Centennial annl
versary of admission of Ohio into union
celebrated.
21 Gen. Gordon reelected commander In
chief at confederate reunion In New Or
leans. Jun. 11 Lady Henry Somerset reelected
pres. World's Woman's Christian Tem
perance union, at Geneva, Switzerland.
Aug. 4 Catholic Total Abstinence union In
niU.convontlonlri P!tt8burg....Nnt. As.sn.
of Photographers In convention at In
dianapolis. 7 Nat. Assn. of Postmasters meet In Boa.
ton. elect F. B. Dickinson (Detroit) pres.
11- . fa. Stone (In.) elected grund chief of
Locomotive Engineers.
15 Jos. Pulitzer donates $2,000,000 to found
school pf Journalism In connection with
Columbia university.
20 Oen. John C. Black (III.) elected commander-in-chief
by G. A. R. encamn
tnont at San Francisco.
Oct. 2 Honorable Artillery, of London en
tertained by Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery, of Boston.
15-Former Lieut. Gov. J. II. Tillman nc
qultted at Lexington. R. C. of murdering
Editor N. G, Gonzales Gen. Groenvlllo
M. Dodge (N. V.) reelected pres. Society
Army of Tennessee.
25 Pan-American conference of blsHops
urges union of Episcopal, Presbyterian
and Methodist churches.
Nov. 18 W, C. T. U. In 30th nnuunl conven
tion at Cincinnati.
27 Henry Van Dine, Peter Nlodermeler and
Lmll Rocskl, charged with being nccom
pllcoH of Gus Marx In Chicago car barn
robbery and murder, captured by police
and farmers near Tolleslon. Ind.. after
fcteallng locomotive, kllllrfe brakemnn
nnd futully shooting Detective J. R. Drls
coll. Dec. 1 Recolvers for property of John Al
exander Dowle at .Ion City, 111.,-appointed
on petition of creditors.
8 Rutger'B college at New Brunswick, N:
J., suspends 2 sophomores for hazing.
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Receivership at Zlon City, II!., dissolve
and control remored to Dr. Dowle.
18 Flying machine built by Orvilte and.'
Wilbur Wright, of Dayton, O,, travels!
3 m. against 21-m, wind.
21 Alderman J, J, Brennnn sentenced to'
1 yr. In houBO or correction for election'
frauds.
Apr. 4 Cleveland, O., Aultman Miller Co.,
manufacturers, of agricultural imple
ments; 11, tttf.CM).... Kenosha (Wis) State
bank.
8 Chicago, Lord, Owen & Co., wholesale
druggists; I762.7SO.
Jun. S Toronto, Can., A. E. Ames & CO
bankers and brokers; 110,000,000,
S St. Thomas, Ont., Atlaa Loan Co.;
000.00O.
Jul. 8. Boston, Ara Cuahman & Co,, shoe
manufacture; 85CD.C00.
Aug. 5Nw York, Sharp & Bryan, stock
brokers; 5,WO,000.
lir Boston. Mason A Hamlin Co., piano atvd
organ house; l,.O....Deaumdni, Te.,
Citizens' Nat. A Snvlngs bank.
8ep. 10-Wllloughby, O., bank.
17Nw York. Talbot J. Taylor & Co.,1
brokers: tS.7U,47. ,
29 qonsolldated Lako Superior Co. ak
Amrloan and Canudlan, "Soos;" 10p,
000,000, '
Oct. 3. Bollver. Pa., Rocne-Hnmmondl
Brick Co.; ftW.000,
19-Baltlmpro (Md.) Trust Co.; 15,773,817...
AIbo Union Trust Co.. of Baltimore; 82,
000,000... .Seattle (Wash.) branch of In
ternational Bank & TruBt Co. of America
Itollance.
Jan. 15 Tommy Ryan, rnlddlewolght chnm
plon, dofentB Bill Stlf t, 4 rounds, at Kan
sas City.
Fob. 11 Olympian
gamos awarded to
St. Lonls for 1901.
27 Harry For ban
(Chicago) wins
world's bantam
weight chnmplon
Bhlp.defeaTlng An
dy Tokcll, at De
troit.... Dan Jones
wins bowling cham
pionship of U. 8. at
Indianapolis.
Mar. 0 World E-mert
bowling record bro
ken, tho Empires,
of Chicago, scoring
1.152.
31 Lako Shoro 20th
contury limited
train made 881 m.
In 2CS mln....
"Young" Corbotti
wins fight with
T o r r y McGovorw
for lightweight
championship o C
world In Uth round,
at San Frnnolaco.
Apr. 8 Battleship In
d'aun's crow scored
14 out of 16 shots
with 13 In. gUn nt to
rn, range, off Pen
Biicoln, Fin.
1C Nat. lenguo bnse-
ball season opens,
St. Louis defeating Chicago and Pitts
burg defeating Cincinnati.
Jun. 20 The picket wins American Derby
in Chicago; time, 2:33.
29 Race for sailing launches at Kiel won
by American boats over 14 German en
tries. Jul. 1 Alau-n-Dale breaks world's record
for mllu over clrculur track In Chicago;
1:37 3-5.
2 International automobile race In Ireland
for Jas. Gordon Bennett oup won by
Junntzy, who covered 870 m. In 6 hrs.
SO mln. 9 sec,
26 Battleship Konrsargo makes record
breaking trip from England to Bar Har
bor, Me. (3,000 m.), in 9 das. 4V4 hrs
First transcontinental trip In automobile;
completed by Dr. H. N. Jackson and
Sewall L. Crocker, who reach New York
after 64 days run from San Frnnelrco.
Augi 7 Special train runa from New York
to Los Angeles, Cal., In 70 hrs, 21 mln.
11 Jas, J. Jefrrlos knocks out Jas. J. Cor
bett In 10th round In fight at San Fran
cisco for world's heavyweight champion
ship, 8 Dick Crengho wins 6-in. cowboy relay,
raco In 9:42 2-6.
Sep. 1 Lou Dillon breaks mllo record to
wagon for trotters, in Cleveland; 2:041,fc.
Jt Ilellniioe tvhiN .'Id mid dculalve race
In In tcnint iomtl nerlen for Anier-
1(!ii'n cup, Miiiniroclt III. fulling; to
oi'ohh line.
21 Trooper Davis (8th U. S. cavalry) reach
es Weut Point, N. Y., making 2.0CO in.
from Oklahoma on horseback In 39 dus.
Oct. 1 Chicago-New York auto tour ends;
1,137 m covered In 76 hra....McGeo (3-yr.-old)
makes 5 furlongB In Chicago In
l:W6.
7 Miss Luclllo Mulhnll, 18 yrs. old, wins
$1, steer roping prize, competing itt
South McAlester, I. T with well known
cowboyB.
It Boston baseball team, champlonB ot
American league, defeats Pittsburg,
champion team of Nat, leugue.
19 Cresceus trota mllo at Wichita, Kan..
In 1:50. "
22 Dan Patch paces mile In 1:5CU at Mem
phis, Tenn.
23 Electric car at Berlin attains speed oC
ICO 2-5 m. an nr.
24 Lou Dillon trots mile In 1:584 nt Mom
phis. 27 At Memphis, Tcnn.. Dnn I'atch paces
U m. In :W Hat, and paces mllo to wagon
In 1:5714.
27T-Tom Jenklnu wins world'B wrestling
championship In match with Dan Mc
Leod, at Pittsburg.
29 Barney Oldlleld, at Donver, makes 3
new automobile records: 6 m. In 4:43. 10
m. In 9:28 and 15 m. In 14:24i....Slr Thoa.
Llpton'a offer of cup for trans-Atlantic
yacht raco In 1904 withdrawn to pormlt
offer from Emperor William.
Nov. 10 Dan Patch, at Birmingham, Ala,,
paces in. on Vi-m. track In 2:03.
25 Fltzilmirions and Geo. Gardner light 2i
rounds In San Francisco for light heavy
weight championship; decision given
former.
26 Thank8glvlng football games: Mich.
28. Chicago 0; Cnrltslo 28, Northwestern 0;
Minn. 17, Wis. 0; Pa. 42, Cornell 0; Neb. 10.
CO Football season has resulted to date In
19 deaths.
Dec. 12 Walthour and Monroe win 6-da.
cycle rnce In New York.
Feb. 20-Popo Leo XIII.
anniversary of election.
Mar.
celebrates 25tli
Imoresulva
celebration of Pone
Leo's coronation.
In Romo.
Jun. 25. Pope Lea
holds his last con
sletory, conferring
red hat on 7 new
cardlnal.s.
duly UO Pope Leo
MU. dlcN In Hum.
lit -liOl l. in. from
Ii 1 urn - ii n e u
iii rt ii In , uu'ed Uf t.
25- Body of r.eo In
terred In basilica,
ot St. Peter'H with
Impressive c e r e
monies, CO- Livst tribute nald
lute Pope with celebration of Xtl great
lequlcm mass In Slstlue chapel ot Vat
ican. Auc -I Cnrdluiil Oulxeppc Snrlii, im
trlnrcli of Venice, elected pontiff oi
7tli ballot, n ml oIioohcn title of Plui
X. New poiie 1h auvil UN.
9 Coronation of Popo Pius X. In basilica
of St. Peter's in Rome.
Oct. 17 Popo Plus appoints Mgr. Merry del
Val pupal secrttury of state.
Nov. 9 First secret consistory of new pon
tlllcate held In Rome.
12 Mgr. Merry del Vui and 1 ethers ralctd
-. to cardinalate.